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Two Maple Ridge men charged in Stanley Cup riot

The Canucksriot2011.com website identifies the young man swinging the hockey stick as Jeff Post. The Maple Ridge resident was charged with mischief on Wednesday in relation to the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver.

Two men from Maple Ridge have been charged for participating in the Stanley Cup riot.

Jeff Post and Connor Epp, both 20, are among 25 suspected rioters who've had criminal charges approved against them by Crown today.

“We are very encouraged by the approval of these 61 charges and we will continue to work closely with the special prosecution team as even more charges are expected in the coming days and weeks," said Insp. Les Yeo, who leads the Integrated Riot Investigation Team.

Post and Epp both face one count each of participating in a riot and another of mischief.

The charges come five months after the June 15 rampage that erupted after the Vancouver Canucks lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals to the Boston Bruins.

Onlookers shot video and photos on cellphones and posted them on social media, fueling what has become a massive crowd-sourced police investigation.